Plaiting iron



June 24, 1930. G. B. CAMPBELL-ROSS 1,767,618

'PLAITING IRON Filed April 25. 1928 Patented June 24, 1930v "enonern BEATRICE CAMPBELL-Ross, or ROUND LAKE, LLINoIs' PLAITING IRON Application filed April 23, 1928. Serial No.271,996.

J The' inye' ntion relates'to plaiting irons. In plaiting garments, it is frequently de sired to form plaits of different shapes orde'signs. One object of the invention is to provide an iron in which the plaiting member carried thereby is readily changeable to adapt the iron for forming plaits'of different shapesior designs. Another'object of the in- I vention is to provide an improved plaiting iron in which provision is, made for conveniently and readily changing the plaiting member carried by the iron, and in which the changeable plaiting members will be firmly I held against the body of the'iron for heat transference thereto.

The invention'consists inthe several, novel features hereinafterset forth and more particularly defined by the claims at the conclusion-hereof. o f

In th'e'drawing: Fig.1 is a perspective of a' plaiting iron embodying the invention. Fig. 2 is a perspective of the plaiting member detachedfrom the body of the iron. 'Fig. 3

a is a detail perspective of a portion of the 5 bodyof-the iron. Figs. .4, 5 and 6 are sectiona'l; views, illustrating, plaiting members adapted to .be attached to the iron and. for different .kindsof plaiting and associated plates. for said members respectively: .Fig. ,7 is, a detail of a another-design. I I

(The invention is exemplified in an electrically heated iron comprising a body 8 Which contains a resistance element (not '85 shown), as well understood in the art, a top 9 fixedly secured to said body, a U-shaped handle frame, 10 secured byscrews .11 to the top 9'; and a handle 12 secured in the upper end j of said frame. A socket13 for a switchiplug on a flexible cord is provided at one end of the iron-body. A thumb-rest 14 is secured at one side of the handle frame 10. Feet 15 and- 16 are provided atoneend of the body to permit the iron to he stood on end when desired- The body-8 is formed of metal and comprisesa semi-cylindrical lower portion 8 and approximately parallel sides 8 eXtending from said curved portion to the top 9.

. A. plaiting member, adapted to be attached 591 to the body 8 and to snugly fit around its plate' for'the plaiting of drawn.

sides and curved bottom, consists of a metal member 17'. Said member comprises'a bottom portion 17 which has its inner periphery cylindrical to jfit snugly against and conform t0 the curved bottom 8 of the iron-body 8 and sides 17 b which have their inner faces' smooth and conform substantially to the sides 8 of the iron body 8. The outer face of the sides 17 and curved bottom 17? are 7 formed with corrugations or flutes 18 which" extend fromend toend ofthe member 1 7. V

The plaiting member 17 isrem-ovably held in its operative position by means-of a device which is mounted .on the top9 and cooperates with a pair of lugs or cars 19. The-latter are formed integrally with and project upwardly from the sides 17 of the plaiting member. I The aforementioned device comprises a pair of locking members 20 which are slidably mounted at the sides of'the top. 9"so that they may be shifted outwardly into sockets orrecesses 21 which are formed in Y thecentralportionsof the lugs 19. Straps or brackets 22 are employed to guide the locking members. The latter are provided-with stop lugs 20? which operate to prevent them from being displaced with respect tov said brackets. A T-shaped finger lever 23 is pivotally connected, as at 24:,tothe inner end of oneof the locking members and is pivotally connected to the inner end of the other member by a link 25. By pressing the fingerbu-tton 23 of this lever downwardly, the locking members-will be shifted inwardly and out of engagement withthe recesses 21 so that the plaiting member'17 isjfree to be'with? Springs 26' are connected to the brackets -22 and to the locking members and are operative to shift the" latter outwardly into engagement with the recesses 21. A characteristic of disposing the locking device on the top of the iron is that it may be readily manipulated by the user of the iron and does not becomeheated bythebody 8. The re: sili-ent engagement 'between'the sides of the member 17 and the sides of the iron-body results in firmly holding the member on the body for eiiicient heat transference to the plaiting member from'the body which contains the heating or resistance element. This Fir inn roe construction exemplifies a detachable plaiting member or plate which may bereadily se- 1y known as boX-plaitsin the material. 27

cured in its operative position and detached from the body when the device is operated to shift the locking members 20 inwardly. The plaiting member 17 is adapted to coact with a flat plate 27 which is provided with flutes or grooves 27 on its upper face which con-v form to the flutes or grooves 18 of the member 17. 1

In operation, the iron, with the member 17 locked thereon, will be placed so that the ribs on said member will interfit with the ribs on the plate 27 after the material to be plaited has been laid over the plate; The iron will then be manipulated by transverse rocking and endwise sliding, if desired, to heat the material from the body and to impress plaits thereon conformably to the shape of the flutes or grooves formed in the member 17 and is a plate with ribs and grooves 28 conforming to the ribs and grooves on the member 17 and adapted to coact with said member for forming box-plaits in the fabric.

Fig. 5 illustrates a member 17 e which is similar in construction to the member 17 and similarly adaptedto be attached to and detached from the body 8 and which is provided with. V shaped ribs 29 to form what is generally designated as accordion plaits in the material.

' is adapted to coact with member17 to form v accordion plaits in the fabric.

V Fig. 6 illustrates a member 17 ilar in construction to the member 17 and is similarlyattachable to and detachable from the body 8 and is provided with longitudinal ribs 30 which are of theshape adapted to form 'whatis generally known as knife-edge plaits in the fabric. or'material. A flat plate 27 is provided with teethBO conformably to the teeth 30 on themember 17 i and is adapted to coact therewith to form knife-edge plaits on the material.

Fig; 7 illustratesa flat plate 27 which is 7 provided with V-shaped ribs which diverge and are of gradually increasing width from a common polnt, conforming to the configurat1on known as sunburst plaitmg which is adapted to coact with a member like 17, but

having a corresponding configuration on its to provide an equipment for substantially all The flat plate 27 has ribs 29? conforming to the ribs 29 of member 17 e and i which is simoutside face, so that when the member 17, attached to and heated by the body 8, is manipulated over the plate 27 the material will be impressed with sunburstfplaits.

. The invention exemplifies a plaiting-iron which is adapted for different kinds of plaiting, and in which the ,plaiting member carried by the iron may be readily attached to and detached from the iron-body. In order of the kinds of plaiting ordinarily desired, it

is only necessary to provide one electrically I heated iron and the detachableplaitingmembers and coacting plates adapted for differentkinds of plaiting or designs. Besides pro-. viding for ready removal and'replacement of the plaiting member, its resiliency results in efiicient contact and heat transference between the body of the iron which contains the heating element and the plaiting member carried thereby.

The invention is not'to be understood asrestricted to the details set forth, since these may be modified within'the scope'of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

' Having thus described the invention, what 7 I claim as new Patent, is:

1. A plaiting iron comprising in combination, a body embodying a semi-cylindrical bottom and substantially parallel sides, a handle secured fixedly to the body, and a member formed separately from and removably connected to the bodyand consisting of a bottom part curved transversely and so as to fit against thebody-bottom, and parallel side parts for lapping the sides of the body, the outer faces of the bottom'a'ndside parts of said member being fluted, and adaptedto and desire to secure by Letters form plaits in conjunction with a correspondingly fluted plate and whenthe body and" member are rocked'sidewise over suchplate,

2. A plaiting iron comprising in combination, a body, a handle secured fixedly to the, body, a member formed separately from and adapted to extendaround the body and con sisting of side parts and a transversely curved bottom part, the outer faces of said sides and bottom being fluted and adaptedto form plaits in conjunction with' a correspondingly fluted plate and when thebody' and member are rocked sidewiseeove-r such plate, and a connection for attaching the member to the body comprising apertured lugs on the side parts of the member and elements slidably mounted on the body and shiftable into the apertures in the lugs.

Signed at Chicago, Illinois, this of April, 1928. i

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